Personal Statement: A Career In Theatre

Magic carpet rides and genies have never seemed realistic to show “a whole new world.” Never would I think a children’s Disney production would help me realize how my talents and interests can change the world; however, when children are involved, their joyful innocence enlighten me to be a positive influence.

Being an intense supporter of the arts has certainly piqued my interest in this program. Throughout my life, an intense passion for the performing arts has coursed through my veins. I have always had a deep desire to be on a stage ever since I had seen my first Broadway musical. I had auditioned for my first show at age seven, and by then I was positive I wanted to continue this hobby for a long while. Eventually thinking of performing as a hobby transmogrified into considering it as an occupation. Although I have done a total of twelve musicals and several performances presently, every time I perform in a show, I feel the same rush of adrenaline I have experienced since the first rehearsal. In addition, I know several students that are members

I am currently a theatrical stage manager, but I have always had a deep adoration for television. While studying stage management at University of California, Irvine, I was enrolled in a course called “Careers in Stage Management,” in which different speakers with backgrounds in stage or event management discussed both their careers and our potential career options. One particularly inspiring speaker went to school for theatrical stage management and went on to be an Assistant Director Trainee and then a Second Assistant Director. She emphasized the scheduling, organizational, and problem-solving similarities between the two positions. Previously, I had believed that stage management was only a viable career within theatre, but when film and

Please describe your short-term and long long-term personal and education/career goals. What has helped to shape your goals? What specific steps will you take to reach your personal, education, and career goals? (No more than 300 words)

In the fine arts community there are many options of occupation from drawing and painting to singing and instruments and even the Theatre. In theatre there are many options past acting. You have lights, sounds, makeup and costume, set, stage manager, assistant stage manager, house manager, ushers, and director. As a theatre technician I would want to do it all but mostly costume, set, and sound.

When I was three years old, I could be found standing on fountains at the local mall and putting on concerts for passers by. Now, at 18 years old, the same joy I felt singing in the middle of a mall is what I feel crafting stories on stage and pursuing a character’s truth. Throughout the years, theatre has been an immensely important creative outlet for me, and the confidence I have found on stage has translated in my real life, making me a stronger person. As I pursue higher education in this field, I am excited at the prospect of continuing my studies at the University of Michigan, and being able to take advantage of all the opportunities I am so passionate about.

I’m interested in being an arts counselor because I enjoy doing art in my free time. I had done this last summer and really enjoyed it. I found it so much fun to help the children get in touch with their creative sides. I really enjoy watercolor, drawing and i dabble with animation. I have previously taken classes at the art center such as a watercolor, acting, sewing, and comic book designing classes. I take art at school where we had done a variety of different projects such as drawing and shading an inanimate object. Recently I have taken an animation workshop at North Carolina State.

Throughout my childhood and teenage years, I have searched and searched for a talent that would give me a unique identity to make me stand out from my peers. When I was five years old, I was given the chance to be in a musical in our city's community theatre, PMT. This musical was "The Wizard of Oz", and I played the role of a munchkin in the Lollipop Guild. This initially sparked a great interest in theatre, and I fell in love with acting. I had an amazing mentor for my youth acting career, the late Jack Ewing. He played Harold Hill in PMT's production of "The Music Man", while I had the opportunity to play the role of Winthrop, the young boy that helps Harold Hill become a better person. (Jack later died a year before I had the chance to play the role of Harold Hill in my high school's production of "The Music Man Jr.") When I was about nine, PMT dissolved as an organization and therefore there was no community theatre around me for years, which put a setback in my interest and talent for theatre.

I am very confident that I will earn at least an A or B on this paper. I have two final papers and a final performance in theater. I am the director for the theater play my group is doing and we will be graded as a group performance and not individually. My grades in that class depends on how we work together as a group. I have been outlining the way I want to direct our scene and it looks like I will do fine. I am confident to get at least a B on that final performance. On top of the performance, we have to write a in class paper that we describe how we will be involved in theater after the class. It think that will be easy because I have to state my opinion and I can’t be wrong on my opinion. On the scale of 1-10, I am 9 confident. For the

After living for 16 years, trapped by the chains of Autism, I am especially proud that I have graduated from West Hills High School with a 3.9 cumulative GPA. During my scholastic tenure, I discovered the power of theatre, and with it my aptitude for performing. I was privileged to train alongside actors and entertain audiences at my city’s most prestigious youth theatre program: San Diego Junior Theatre. In addition to my primary passions of singing and acting, I also thoroughly enjoy working in mathematics and social science pursuits.

My interest in theatre started when I was living in Spain. My parents started a theatre company with other military and US teachers. From the ages of 4-9, I got to play small roles or work backstage on plays ranging from Shakespeare to Neil Simon.

During the Spring of 2015, I had a very substantial alteration to my life. It was my first year in the world of Technical Theatre. I had a slight interest in sound, but I was floating along with whatever came my way. I found myself deemed the sound designer for Dana Brown Mainstage Theater’s production, “[title of show]”. This position was a large responsibility for me, as I found this class very crucial and beneficial to a possible future career. I had never imagined the places this show would take me, even after the show ended. This show was the base of my learning and growth as a sound designer. “[title of show]” gave me the confidence to conquer my fear of being incorrect. Along the way, I learned about problem solving, self-esteem, and

Acting isn’t for me, but theater is. I know that statement might seem a bit contradictory but hear me out.

My life connected in many ways, there was a lot of hints at what career I would be doing in the future, all the way up to the end of my shows. Everything started when I was 15 and continued throughout my life, even when I was told that I wouldn’t make it anywhere. When I was 15 years old, I had gone to New York to study acting at John Murray Anderson/Robert Milton School of Theater and Dance. While I was there I had been told that I had no talent, which was ironic because of how I ended up living my life later on, with multiple shows, radio shows, and appearing in many movies. After I gave up on my acting career, I modeled. My small modeling hobby gave me more recognition. While modeling, I appeared in several movies from 1933-1940. I didn’t

By becoming an actor I hope to inspire others and pave a path in which people can follow, this way I can open up acting as a fun thing, as opposed to a daunting task, which many people view it as. To compliment my previous statement, many people think of TV & film as the 'cheap-way' out when compared to it's Broadway counter-part, seeing as how if you mess up a line in a movie, all you have to do is cut the scene and have a stagehand read you the line. Of course, there's more to it then that, but that's many peoples' first impression. While they both have their pros and cons, they share a common factor; the lifestyle is one that not everyone can